Measuring and severing device



Nov. 1,1938. E. c. REHBEIN 35, 3

' MEASURING AND SEVERING DEVICE Filed July 6, 1937 HIS ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 1, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to the division of bulk products of a plastic nature, such as yeast and the like, into smaller portions of predetermined volume for retail purposes and includes among its objects and advantages the provision of an improved gauge and severing device.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line 2-2 of 10, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention I make use of a base l including up- 15 standing flanges l2 terminating short of one end of the base to provide a gauge extension 14. While the device is primarily designed for cutting yeast into retail units from the original bulk, the invention works equally well in connection with 20 other semi-solid products.

A wire frame I6 is movably related to the flanges l2 and includes a cutting wire 18. Wire frame l6 comprises a single piece bent to provide two parallel reaches 20 shaped to have pivots 22 25 rotatably mountedin openings 24 in the flanges l2. Reaches 20 terminate in upstanding reaches 26 which are interconnected by a horizontal reach 28. Wire l8 has its ends looped about the frame It at the bends 30 and may be fixedly con- 30 nected by soldering and the like. Originally, the wire frame I6 is so shaped that the reaches 20 have pressure relation with the outer faces of the flanges 12, which pressure relation is such as to support the frame in the position of Fig.

35 1, at which time. the material to be cut may be pushed underneath the wire. In Fig. 2, I illustrate the cake of yeast at 32, which cake rests upon the base Ill and is guided by the flanges l2, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

40 On the upper face of the gauge extension 14 I lation to the price of the retail unit.

provide division lines 34. In operation, the cake 32 is advanced to bring the end to be severed into registration with the selected division line 34 depending upon the amount to be cut off. The division lines may he. graduated in such a manner as to accurately determine the size of cut in re- With the cake 32 properly positioned, the wire 18 is pushed through the cake by applying pressure on the horizontal reach 28. The wire cuts easily through the cake and complete severance is attained because of the groove 36 in the gauge extension l4. My invention enables the user to easily and quickly cut the yeast into units of predetermined size. While I have disclosed the base and flanges as being constructed of wood, the device may be formed of sheet metal. In the event that the bulk material being cut is narrower than the spacing between. the flanges l2, the material may be guided along one of the flanges. Wire I8 is arranged at right angles to the flanges so that an accurateput will be made whether the bulk material fits sr'fugly between the flanges or is guided by one only.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain my invention that others may,

by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim: 7

A severing device of the type described comprising a base, guide flanges carried by the base, said base being provided with an extension having gauge means for locating the material to be severed, a.U-shaped frame having the ends of its legs pivotally connected with said flanges, a

severing wire carried by said legs, the bight of said U-shaped frame together with a portion of its legs being bent out of the plane of the remaining portion of the legs, to constitute a grip.

1 ELMER C. REI-IBEIN. 4:0 

